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Period: 19th Century
19th Century Mother of Pearl and Repousse Swirled Gold Handle Pen with 14k Tip
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful vintage Fountain Pen - a lovely decorative piece for the desk, but also still fully functional. The handle is Mother of Pearlwith Gold twisted swirl that leads into an...
Category
Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Gold
Antique Schaeffer
Budenberg Stationary Steam Engine Model w Copper Boiler
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Schaeffer & Budenberg stationary steam engine model. Made of cast iron featuring copper boiler
The Budenberg Gauge Company was founded in 1918. The original pa...
Category
English Industrial Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Copper
$4,900 Sale Price
30% Off
A paradoxical orrery that demonstrates the earth-moon system. Italy circa 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
A paradoxical orrery that demonstrates the earth-moon system and its movement. The base of the planetarium is made of fruit wood, circular in shape with three bell-shaped wood feet. ...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Brass floor astronomical telescope signed Edmund Wheeler London 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Astronomical round-section brass ground astronomical telescope with two-extension focusing and rack and pinion, with searcher scope, complete with wooden tripod and wooden case conta...
Category
Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century Glazed Specimen Box Containing Wheat Agricultural Scientific Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rustically produced 19th century glazed specimen box containing wheat and grain hybrids.
The pine hinged box opens to reveal two glazed and segmented sections, with a painted blue...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
A Very Rare 19th Century Four Inch Diameter Telescope by
Steward of London
By J.H Steward
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century four inch diameter telescope by 'Steward of London' of exceptional quality with superb optics and is stamped J.H. Steward. The finely cast polished brass te...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Silver Wine Hydrometer in Original Turned Wood Case
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique cased silver hydrometer, likely English and dating to the early 19th century. This finely crafted instrument was designed to determine the density of liquids with precision, ...
Category
English Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver
Antique Lord Bury 4 Draw Telescope, English, Terrestrial, JH Steward, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Lord Bury 4 draw telescope. An English, leather and brass terrestrial or astronomical refractor by J.H. Steward of London, dating t...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Book Press with 4 Drawer Stone Top Flat Art File Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A working antique iron book press which sits atop a four drawer art storage cabinet with two brass identification card holders on each drawer. ...
Category
Rustic Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Stone, Brass, Iron
French Victorian Marble Thermometer
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian small inlaid marble round shaped top thermometer
Antique Condition
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble
Antique W.
T. Avery English Victorian Brass
Porcelain Balance Beam Scale
By W
T Avery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique W.& T. Avery English Victorian Brass, Cast Iron & Porcelain Balance Beam Scal...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th C. Portuguese Nautical Brass Gimbal Mounted Barometer
Located in North Miami, FL
SIGNED J.J.B.L.M - 16 a 22 RN Desterro Lisbon to face, this barometer is a very Rare and unusual mid-19th century polished brass marine barometer mounted on a gimble, the steel face ...
Category
Portuguese Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
French Opera Glasses
Located in Tampa, FL
A refined and elegant pair of late 19th century French opera glasses, crafted by the esteemed maker Lefils Paris. Exquisitely detailed in bronze doré and inlaid with glowing mother o...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Mahogany Barometer F Somalvico Antique Weather Measuring Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Barometer complete with clock signed F. Somalvico N ° 11 Brook Str. Holborn London datable between 1810 and 1820. Finely crafted mahogany wood case with cedar wood edges. Large silve...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Lorgnette Binoculars or Opera Glasses in Brass
Mother of Pearl
By LeRoy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique lorgnette opera glasses were made by LeRoy of France in approximately 1880 in the period Victorian style. These bi...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century Old Study Camera in Oak Wood with Height Adjustable and Brake
Located in Miami, FL
Amazing late 19th century French oak camera from Spain.
Made in oak and gold metal and in its color.
Beautiful piece of decoration.
Measures: Adjustable height 55.11in-66.92in.
Category
Spanish Art Deco Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
19th Century R.
J. Beck Stereoscope
By R.&J. Beck 1
Located in Norwood, NJ
Museum quality tabletop Stereoscope by British maker R. & J. Beck London. It is fitted with with adjustable rack and pinion focusing and elevation adjustment for ease of viewing. Eac...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Wood Brass Opium Weight Scale 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese portable opium scale - pair of hand held brass scales etched with leaves, with a wooden case hand carved in the shape of a snale with flowers on one side, a foliate s...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Cast Iron Pharmacy Scale
Weights c.1890-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A cast iron balance scale with bronze plated dish and embossed maker's mark "Lewis's 7lb". Three original cast iron weights, 2 lbs, 1 lb and 8 oz. The piece is solidly built a...
Category
American Industrial Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
19th Century Dental Tool Kit
Located in London, GB
19th century dental tool kit
A rare set of 19th century dental tool kit, all tools are encased in a wooden box with brass latch and lined with a worn red...
Category
British Georgian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Culinary Scale
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French counter or grocer’s scale with two brass trays mounted on a white marble top. This wonderful antique instrument was used to measure various ingredients and prod...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble, Brass
American Victorian Scale and Height Measure
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian standing scale with mahogany center post and brass weight and height measure with platform base on wheels (signed FAIRBANKS)
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th Century Large Original Painted Lightning Rod on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic folky oversized 19th century mustard over copper Lightning rod ball on a professional iron stand. The base is a plank of original work that the...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper
$700 Sale Price
71% Off
Universal Microscope by R
J Beck of London, 1867.
Located in London, GB
Universal Microscope by R & J Beck of London, 1867.
Serial number: 4757.
Circular base marked: UNIVERSAL MICROSCOPE - R & J BECK LONDON
In original fitted ca...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique EH Sargent Labratory Precision Orsat Gas Analyzer Apparatus Case 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th - early 20th century Orsat gas analyzer apparatus with absorption pipettes and hardwood case, produced by E.H. Sargent & Company.
An Orsat gas analyser or Orsat apparatus ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass, Rubber, Hardwood
$1,260 Sale Price
30% Off
French Brass
Polished Steel Telescope w/ Spotting Scope on Tripod Stand C 1850
By Bardou
Son
Located in Charleston, SC
French brass and polished steel telescope with removable lens cap, spotting scope, and mounted on folding tripod stand, 19th Century.
Signed on focal tube by prolific telescope make...
Category
French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Root Bowl, Wabi Sabi Style, Scandinavia 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A unique and large root bowl from Norway, Scandinavia, dated 1818. In good vintage condition showing beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Norwegian Romantic Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Cast Iron , bronze, copper
marbel Butcher
s Balance Scale
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare and visually commanding late 19th-century iron/ bronze balance scale, attributed to J. Motk & Co., circa 1890. this exquisite scale would have served in a traditional butcher’...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Copper, Iron
19th Century Magnifying Glass with Hand Carved Yorkie Handle
Located in High Point, NC
19th century magnifying glass with a hand turned brass and hand-carved Yorkie handle from England.
This is a charming piece for any home or office, and so useable too! The hand-car...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Kent
s Knife Cleaning, Polishing
Sharpening Wheel with Original Labels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Victorian knife cleaning and sharpening machine was made by Kent's of London England in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The machine is composed of two sharpening stones...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Stone, Metal
19th Century Shop Double Paper Roll Cutter Dispenser
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century shop double paper roll cutter dispenser
This is a rare and very unusual paper roll cutter, the stand is made in Beech and Iron, it ho...
Category
Industrial Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Iron
19th c. Bock-Steger Anatomical Brain Model, Germany
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand crafted and painted plaster anatomical model of the human brain. Franz Josef Steger and pathological anatomist Carl Ernst Bock collaborated a...
Category
German Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
$395 Sale Price
81% Off
Pocket Watch In 18 Carat Gold, Dating From Around 1900 with calendar
Located in Madrid, ES
Discover a piece of timeless elegance with our exquisite 18K gold pocket watch from circa 1900! ⌚️
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this elegant timepiece boasts a classic enamel dial on one side for traditional timekeeping and a monthly and weekly calendar...
Category
Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Gold
Leitz Brass Compound Microscope
By E. Leitz
Located in New Orleans, LA
Brass Compound Microscope in Case
Ernst Leitz
Dated 1897
This rare late 19th-century compound microscope was crafted by the renowned optical firm Ernst Leitz GmbH of Wetzlar, German...
Category
Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Optical Glass, Wood
French Victorian Brass Opera Glasses
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian mother of pearl and brass opera glasses with handle
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Glass
Rare paradoxical planetarium of Jupiter and the Medici satellites, France 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
This rare paradoxical planetarium demonstrates the rotation and revolution motion of the system of the planet Jupiter and the Medici satellites. The base is made of ebonized fruit wo...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
1820-35 Large Clock Barometer by Silvani Brighton Antique Forecast Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Rare large barometer complete with clock signed Silvani Brighton, dated from 1820 and 1835. Finely crafted mahogany wood case with double thread at th...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
A Set of 19th c. Carpenter
s Molding Wood Planes
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Antique wooden carpentry planes used to make trim and moldings. Stamped "Ohio Tool Co." on the side. Shown with life size hand mold for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE ...
Category
Industrial Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Walnut
1890s Hand Painted Life Size Anatomical of Head
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early and high quality hand-painted plaster antique anatomical model of an adult human head. I would date this to 1900. The detail...
Category
German Industrial Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
Large Antique Apothecary Weighing Scales, English, Countertop Balance, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine set of antique apothecary weighing scales. An English, brass, mahogany and walnut countertop balance for the tobacconist or chemist’s shop, dating to the early Victori...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, English, Brass, Chemist, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique apothecary mortar and pestle. An English, brass chemist's shop aid, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century Feench Barometer Antique Scientific Instrument Weather Misure
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden barometer with cedar wood trim at the edges, signed Caux Opticien Rue Rivoli près du Louvre Paris, mid-19th century; dial with the meteorological indications on paper printed ...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Antique Wrap Reel Machine, English, Factory, Cotton, John Nesbitt, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique rotary wrap reel machine. An English, brass and cast iron factory cotton skein winder by John Nesbitt of Manchester, dating to the late...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
19th c. Expandable Marquise Paris Field Binoculars c.1880-1899
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of leather wrapped expandable binoculars with "Marquise Paris" embossed in the center. Leather case with brass studs. The lens expands out to sharpen the view...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Bronze Apothecary Mortar
Pestle, Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The cup shaped cast body decorated with incised ring-turned detail, rising from a waisted & stepped circular foot, together with its original pestle.
Combined weight, 3.75 lbs.
Category
Italian Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Mother of Pearl and Repousse Gold Handle Fountain Pen with 14k Tip
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful vintage Fountain Pen - a lovely decorative piece for the desk, but also still fully functional. The handle is Mother of Pearl that leads into an elegant Gold design and ...
Category
Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Gold
19th c. Bock-Steger Anatomical Brain Model, Germany
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand crafted and painted plaster anatomical model of the human brain. Franz Josef Steger and pathological anatomist Carl Ernst Bock collaborated at the University of Leipzig...
Category
German Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
$395 Sale Price
31% Off
French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer by Charpentier
Located in London, GB
Designed in the French Rococo style, this clock and barometer set have been beautifully ornamented with scrolling foliate gilt bronze forms. The two are diamond shaped, with symmetri...
Category
French Rococo Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Pestle
Mortar Set, English, Brass, Chemist Shop Instrument, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pestle and mortar set. An English, brass chemist shop instrument, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Dashing Victori...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique 14K Gold Victorian Vintage Spectacles Lorgnette Eyeglasses with Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Gorgeous Victorian old fashioned antique lorgnette with a refined design on the handle. The lens glass is in excellent shape and is framed by decorat...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Gold
Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Maritime, Day or Night, Richardson, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique 2-draw telescope. An English, terrestrial or maritime ‘Day or Night’ instrument by Richardson of London, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Perfect fo...
Category
British Regency Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Late 19th French Mahogany
Brass Balance Scale, c.1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A late 19th century balance scale. The body is Mahogany with two brass trays, brass and glass window and bronze inner mechanism. Th...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French musical automaton clock
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique mantel clock is constructed in ebonised wood by the renowned Parisian maker of automata, Xavier Tharin (French, active mid 19th Century). The clock face is set onto a curled, stylized pediment atop the clock case. The face is of white enamel, featuring black Roman numerals and signed 'Tharin a Paris', and is bordered in beaded ormolu. The pediment in which the face is set is decorated with ormolu mounts of stylized acanthus leaf form. The pediment is set onto a rectangular frame of ebonised wood, inside which is set a musical automaton...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century Grey-Brown Italian Oversized Marble Mortar
Pestle, Antique Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 19th Century, a set of an oversized mortar made of hand crafted white marble with a wooden Oakwood pestle, in good condition. This fun set was on display in a pharmacy in Milan...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble
Antique Pluviometer, English, Udometer, Ombrometer, Rain Recorder, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pluviometer. An English, copper udometer, ombrometer or rain recorder, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Fasc...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper
Civil War Era Brass Bodied Bloodletting Fleam
Located in New Windsor, NY
American Civil War Era brass bodied bloodletting fleam, phlebetome or scarificator. The fleam, which has many other spellings such as phleam, flew or fleame, is a very distinct surgi...
Category
American High Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
Metal Ship-Wheel Barometer
Located in Queens, NY
Small metal ship-wheel shaped barometer on rectangular wood base.
Category
Unknown British Colonial Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Galvanometer Antique Measuring Instrument Used for Telegraph Cables 1850 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Vertical mirror galvanometer made in 1850 circa, oak and glass, three adjustable screws at the base. Tool constituted by a magnet bar movable inside a coil and connected to a needle. In the absence of current the needle is positioned vertically while when the coil is crossed by the current it creates a magnetic field that moves the needle. This type of galvanometer was used for measurement of insulation of telegraph cables...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Wood
Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel
Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
An essential tool in the creation and finishing of furniture, this 19th-century English ornamental lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
English Brass Telescope w/ Spotting Scope
Stabilizer Bar on Tripod Stand 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass and polished steel telescope with spotting scope, adjustable stabilizer bar, and mounted on folding tripod stand, 19th Century.
Manufacturer T. Cooke & Sons, York. Tel...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
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